FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TELIGEN

MDR report key: 3213071 · Received July 9, 2013

Report

Report Number
2124215-2013-09807
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 9, 2013
Date of Event
June 19, 2013
Report Date
June 19, 2013
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND
Product Code
LWS
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE REMAINS IMPLANTED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE UPDATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THIS PATIENT EXPERIENCED ASYMPTOMATIC THERAPY FROM THE DEVICE. UPON INTERROGATION, THE PACE/SENSE EGM AND SHOCK EGM APPEARED TO BE SIMILAR TO THE PATIENT CURRENT RHYTHM OF SINUS TACHYCARDIA. THE EVENT WAS DETECTED IN THE VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ZONE AND WAS INITIALLY INHIBITED WITH RHYTHM ID UNTIL THE SUSTAINED RATE DURATION TIMER EXPIRED. THE DEVICE THEN DELIVERED INAPPROPRIATE ANTI TACHYCARDIA THERAPY AND INAPPROPRIATE SHOCK WHICH DID NOT EFFECT THE RHYTHM. THE EVENT ENDED AFTER THERAPY WAS EXHAUSTED. THE PATIENTS SINUS TACHYCARDIA GRADUALLY SLOWED DOWN. THE DEVICE WAS REPROGRAMMED WITH THE SUSTAINED RATE DURATION TIMED BEING TURNED OFF IN THE VT ZONE. NO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
314200 TELIGEN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR LWS GUIDANT CRM CLONMEL IRELAND E102

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1